ASIAN 281A

Main Course

Field Methods for Study of East Asian Oral Traditions

Description

Seminar, three hours. Description and evaluation of modern approaches to collecting and documenting oral tradition as text, performance, and sociocultural event, providing hands-on experience in fieldwork and archiving methods. Consideration of approaches ranging from written transcription and textualization to audio and video presentations. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 281B).